2022 National Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Duke | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 8 | Marshall | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 10 | Air Force | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 11 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 11 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 13 | Army | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 13 | Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 16 | Illinois | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 17 | Alabama | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 17 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 17 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 17 | UAB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 22 | Liberty | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 22 | Penn State | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 25 | New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11.0 |
| 25 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 |
| 27 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 27 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 27 | Akron | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 27 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 27 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 27 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 33 | Bowling Green | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 33 | Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 33 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 33 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 33 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 33 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 39 | San Diego State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 39 | Texas Tech | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 41 | Toledo | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 42 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 42 | Texas | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 42 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 42 | Missouri | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 46 | Connecticut | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 46 | Syracuse | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 48 | Washington State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 48 | East Carolina | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 50 | Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 50 | Baylor | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 50 | Florida | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 53 | Florida State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 54 | Oklahoma | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 54 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 56 | UCLA | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 57 | Troy | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 57 | Notre Dame | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 57 | Rice | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 57 | Utah State | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 61 | Clemson | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 61 | San Jose State | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 63 | Ohio State | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 63 | Mississippi | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 65 | Buffalo | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 66 | Ohio | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 66 | South Alabama | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 |
| 68 | UTSA | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 68 | South Carolina | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 70 | Arkansas | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 53.0 |
| 71 | Kansas | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 55.0 |
| 72 | LSU | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 28.5 |
| 73 | Utah | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 74 | Boise State | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 30.0 |
| 75 | North Carolina | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 33.5 |
| 76 | Michigan | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 36.5 |
| 76 | Kansas State | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 36.5 |
| 76 | Tulane | 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 36.5 |
| 79 | UCF | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 37.5 |
| 80 | Georgia | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 26.0 |
| 81 | North Texas | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 41.5 |
| 82 | USC | 2 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 46.5 |
| 83 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 49.0 |
| 84 | Purdue | 2 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 53.0 |
| 85 | TCU | 3 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 47.0 |